-- U.S. investment management firm Centerbridge Partners to acquire sole control over UK-based General Healthcare Group (GHG) through the indirect acquisition of shares and the amendment of governance arrangements of GHG, making Hospital Topco Limited the parent company of GHG (notified Oct. 29/deadline Dec. 05/simplified)

-- Spanish automotive industry logistics services company Berge Automotive Logistics and Spanish logistic services company GEFCO Espana to acquire joint control over a newly-created Spanish special purpose vehicle that would integrate and manage the finished vehicle logistic businesses and assets of both companies in Spain (notified Oct. 16/deadline Nov. 22)

-- Dutch DP World Investments, part of United Arab Emirates global marine terminal operator DP World Group, to acquire sole control of Danish company Unifeeder, a portfolio company of Jersey private equity house Nordic Capital (notified Oct. 26/deadline Dec. 04)

NOV 23

-- Energy company E.ON and SEAS-NVE to set up an electric vehicle charging station joint venture (notified Oct. 17/deadline Nov. 23/simplified)

-- German building materials company Knauf International to acquire Armstrong World Industries' modular suspended ceilings business in the EMEA and APAC region (notified Oct. 17/deadline Nov. 23)

-- International cable company Liberty Global and its Belgian subsidiary, Telenet, to acquire Belgian publisher De Vijver Media (notified Oct. 3/deadline extended to Nov. 23 from Nov. 9 after the Belgian competition authority asked to take over the case)

NOV 26

-- French public sector lender Caisse des Depots Group and Consignations (CDC), insurer Swiss Life and French rail company SNCF Group to acquire joint control of real estate company Fonciere Vesta, which is an SNCF subsidiary (notified Oct. 18/deadline Nov. 26/simplified)

JAN 28

DEADLINES:

The European Commission has 25 working days after a deal is filed for a first-stage review. It may extend that by 10 working days to 35 working days, to consider either a company's proposed remedies or an EU member state's request to handle the case. Most mergers win approval but occasionally the Commission opens a detailed second-stage investigation for up to 90 additional working days, which it may extend to 105 working days.

SIMPLIFIED:

Under the simplified procedure, the Commission announces the clearance of uncontroversial first-stage mergers without giving any reason for its decision. Cases may be reclassified as non-simplified - that is, ordinary first-stage reviews - until they are approved. (Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis)